Yale University psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ conducted an experiment in 1961 focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. He examined justifications for acts of genocide offered by those accused at the World War II Nuremberg War Criminal trials. Their defense often was based on "obedience" - that they were just following orders from their superiors. Milgram’s experiment‚ which he told his participants was about learning‚ was to have participants (teacher) question
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The experiment was divided into three days to test the detoxification activity of Beetles grown on Mung and Black-eyed peas. In day 1 of part I‚ four beetles per group were chosen from each food sources for both ANAE and BNAE activity. In part I‚ the crude extract was obtained by the experimental design outlined in the lab manual (Course Supplement for Bio 101‚ p.68). Each member of the group took care of one Bean beetle crude extract. First‚ the sex was identified by the following instructions of
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We chose to conduct our social experiment at the Arizona Mills Outlet Shopping Center. Arizona Mills is located in Tempe‚ Arizona. Our experiment was conducted from 4:00 pm to 7:00. We chose this time frame to compare times of less traffic to the times after shoppers get off work. During the experiment the amount of shoppers increased from 1 shopper passing our position per minute to 3 shoppers passing per minute. The increase in shoppers happened close to 6:00 pm. We observed a mixture of social
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Effect of all-natural bath and body wash on millet seed growth. This experiment was conducted to determine what effect a household chemical would have on the growth of a plant. Everyday multitudes of chemicals are washed down the drains inside of our homes; many of these same chemicals are then being introduced into the environment through our water sources‚ such as rivers. This experiment will test the effect of all-natural bath and shower gel would have on the growth cycle of millet seeds. The
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Fitness Speed on completing exercise Controlled Variables Types of Exercise Materials Cufflink Heart Monitor Test Subjects 1-5 Procedure 1. Record resting heart rate and blood pressure of test subject 1 and record information 2. Have test subject 1 run 2 laps and record blood pressure when completed 3. Wait 5 minutes‚ then have test subject 1 run another 2 laps and record
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In 1970‚ in small town Riceville‚ Iowa‚ Mrs. Elliot decided to present an experiment she had started previously with a third grade class after the shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Elliot‚ had always presented the topic of racism in her classes‚ as she felt it was important for her students to truly understand what was occurring. The day after the wrongful killing of MLK Jr.‚ she said she wanted to start an experiment with her class because the predominant white male adult newscasters‚ spoke
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1. What police procedures are used during arrests‚ and how do these procedures lead people to feel confused‚ fearful‚ and dehumanized? The police used the art of surprise coupled with a lack of information during arrests. The shock of the abruptness of the arrests‚ public embarrassment‚ as well as being arrested at random times (especially in broad daylight) could all be labeled as contributing factors that would lead the people to feel confused‚ fearful and dehumanized. The behavior of the “prison
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The Cabbage Indicator Experiment My hypothesis for this experiment is if I put an acid or a base in to a neutral then it will change colors. My hypothesis was correct in assuming that it would change colors with different substances or mixtures. If I put an acid or a base in to a neutral then it will change colors. The red cabbage indicator did change colors. Greens for bases and reds and pinks for acids. An alternative hypothesis for this could be “If the red cabbage indicator is purple then adding
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atrocities against other women? The usual answer is to portray women guards as more like surrogate men (Sarah Helm). Dr. Herta Oberheuser was one of the most cruel‚ gruesome female doctors in Ravensbrück. Dr. Oberheuser ran many different types of experiments‚ but she had two certain ones she focused mainly on. She would test different types of injections on children‚ such as evipen and oil. After waiting until they either died‚ or still may be fully alive and aware she would continue working on them
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Jacob Stewart Dr. Wells English 101 20 September 2013 In the 1950’s‚ a series of experiments were performed by psychologist Solomon Asch on the effects peer pressure can have on someone that would otherwise be stalwart in their judgment. In the experiment‚ a group of young men were shown a line with three other lines of various lengths next to it‚ and asked to determine which of three lines matched the length of the first line. There was‚ however‚ a catch: all but one of the men were
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